Good employees proactively develop themselves personally and professionally. It is important to increase knowledge and skills. "Hard skills" are learning specific things such as new computer programs, marketing, accounting, working on cars, laws and regulations (e.g. OSHA, HIPPA), styling hair, medicine, operating machines, etc. "Soft skills" include listening, communicating, managing emotions, time management, leadership, team building, empathy, self-motivation, goal setting, etc. Developing soft skills are as important as developing hard skills.
Many companies have development programs. Most development programs exist to develop skills that address the organization's needs. Employees should also manage their development separate from development for the company. There are many ways to develop yourself, one is to discover your strengths and develop them.
Most people are more aware of their weaknesses and deficiencies and cannot name their strengths. Companies often think that the greatest opportunity for growth is an employee's area of weakness and most development programs address shortcomings. Don Clifton offers a development approach that is geared toward focusing and developing a person's strengths.
"Strength's Finder 2.0," written and developed by Don Clifton (Gallup Press, 2007), is the source for discovering and developing your strengths. It should be added to your development library.
Most workers are not aware of their strengths. It is impossible to work in the area of your strength if you do not know what they are. Strength Finder 2.0 believes that each person's talents are unique and unending, that each person's greatest potential for growth is in the area of their greatest strength, and that an individual can reach their potential only by using their strengths. A person should match their strength to their roles at work and home. A person can feel fulfilled by using their strengths.
Strength is found at the union of their knowledge, talent, and skills (S = k + t + s ). Thirty four (34) areas of strengths have been identified that they refer to as themes. The online assessment identifies a person's top five strengths and shows strategies for applying your strength. A summary of the 34 strengths follows:
- Achiever - expresses an unending need for achievement.
- Activator - makes things happen by converting thoughts into actions.
- Adaptability - prefers to discover the future one day at a time and they take things as they come.
- Analytical - have the capacity of thinking about all the factors affecting a particular situation.
- Arranger - enjoys all the variables of a situation, aligning and realigning them until they have been managed in the most productive way possible.
- Belief - have core values that causes them to be altruistic, family oriented, spiritual, responsible, highly ethical and requires the same of others.
- Command - takes control and does not feel uncomfortable in imposing their views on others.
- Communication - like explaining, describing, hosting, writing, and public speaking.
- Competition - is comparing yourself and your work to others.
- Connectedness - believes that all things are connected in some way, everything has a reason, and we are all part of a bigger picture.
- Consistency - keen in treating others the same and rules are clear and consistently applied to all.
- Context - looks back to gain understanding from the past and appreciates the present by understanding the past.
- Deliberate - take utmost care in making choices and decisions.
- Developer - cultivate and recognize other people's potential.
- Discipline - enjoy structure and routine and needs planning and organization.
- Empathy - see the feelings of others by imagining themselves in other's situations and see their world through their eyes.
- Focus - take direction, follow through and make the corrective action required to stay on course.
- Futuristic - are inspired by the future and what it holds.
- Harmony - looks for consensus and dislikes conflict and seek agreement.
- Ideation - fascinated by ideas and gets excited by discovering a concept that explains why things are the way they are.
- Includer - accept others and make them feel apart of the group.
- Individualization - are fascinated by the unique qualities of each person and good at figuring out how different people can work together in a productive manner.
- Input - collects information in the form of acts, words, books, and quotations. They crave to know more.
- Intellection - characterized by their intellectual capacity, they appreciate intellectual discussions and are introspective.
- Learner - like learning and are energized by the deliberate and steady journey from ignorance to competence.
- Maximizer - like to take things from bad to good, from average to excellence, from good to great, and are fascinated with strength.
- Positivity - have a contagious enthusiasm, are upbeat, class is half full, and can excite people with their attitude.
- Relator - enjoy close relationships.
- Responsibility - take ownership for things committed to.
- Restorative - skillful in dealing with problems, can figure out what is wrong and how to fix it.
- Self-assurance - feel confident in managing their lives, have an inner compass that makes them confident that decisions are the right ones.
- Significance - like feeling important in others eyes, like standing out and being heard.
- Strategic - create alternatives before proceeding.
- WOO (Winning Others Over) - like meeting new people and winning them over; they are drawn to strangers.
Inside the book (Strength Finder 2.0) is a code number that gives access to the online assessment. The assessment reveals your top five strengths. All 34 strengths are aligned under one of four domains: executing (getting things done), influencing (taking charge; leading), relationship building, or strategic thinking. Once you have discovered your strengths, you can work within them to achieve maximum potential. Discovering the strengths of team members makes the team more cohesive and effective.
To maximize your potential, purchase the book, get online, take the assessment, and discover your strengths. The book gives a detailed description of the strength, what a person with the particular strength looks like in the real world, and actions steps to help you work in and develop your strengths.
Developing your strengths does not mean you should not consider your weaknesses and personal constraints. Weaknesses matter and they should be reduced or eliminated. Finally, every strength can become a weakness if over used and weaknesses can become strengths when developed. Both strengths and weaknesses should be considered in your development plan.
Application & Development
- Of the 34 strength listed above, which do you think are your top 5 strengths?
- In what domain do you believe most of your top 5 strengths fall under?
- List three ways you can start working in your areas of strength at your job this month.
Coaches can help you discover and develop your strengths. Contact me here if you would like to be coached.
Many companies have development programs. Most development programs exist to develop skills that address the organization's needs. Employees should also manage their development separate from development for the company. There are many ways to develop yourself, one is to discover your strengths and develop them.
Most people are more aware of their weaknesses and deficiencies and cannot name their strengths. Companies often think that the greatest opportunity for growth is an employee's area of weakness and most development programs address shortcomings. Don Clifton offers a development approach that is geared toward focusing and developing a person's strengths.
"Strength's Finder 2.0," written and developed by Don Clifton (Gallup Press, 2007), is the source for discovering and developing your strengths. It should be added to your development library.
Most workers are not aware of their strengths. It is impossible to work in the area of your strength if you do not know what they are. Strength Finder 2.0 believes that each person's talents are unique and unending, that each person's greatest potential for growth is in the area of their greatest strength, and that an individual can reach their potential only by using their strengths. A person should match their strength to their roles at work and home. A person can feel fulfilled by using their strengths.
Strength is found at the union of their knowledge, talent, and skills (S = k + t + s ). Thirty four (34) areas of strengths have been identified that they refer to as themes. The online assessment identifies a person's top five strengths and shows strategies for applying your strength. A summary of the 34 strengths follows:
- Achiever - expresses an unending need for achievement.
- Activator - makes things happen by converting thoughts into actions.
- Adaptability - prefers to discover the future one day at a time and they take things as they come.
- Analytical - have the capacity of thinking about all the factors affecting a particular situation.
- Arranger - enjoys all the variables of a situation, aligning and realigning them until they have been managed in the most productive way possible.
- Belief - have core values that causes them to be altruistic, family oriented, spiritual, responsible, highly ethical and requires the same of others.
- Command - takes control and does not feel uncomfortable in imposing their views on others.
- Communication - like explaining, describing, hosting, writing, and public speaking.
- Competition - is comparing yourself and your work to others.
- Connectedness - believes that all things are connected in some way, everything has a reason, and we are all part of a bigger picture.
- Consistency - keen in treating others the same and rules are clear and consistently applied to all.
- Context - looks back to gain understanding from the past and appreciates the present by understanding the past.
- Deliberate - take utmost care in making choices and decisions.
- Developer - cultivate and recognize other people's potential.
- Discipline - enjoy structure and routine and needs planning and organization.
- Empathy - see the feelings of others by imagining themselves in other's situations and see their world through their eyes.
- Focus - take direction, follow through and make the corrective action required to stay on course.
- Futuristic - are inspired by the future and what it holds.
- Harmony - looks for consensus and dislikes conflict and seek agreement.
- Ideation - fascinated by ideas and gets excited by discovering a concept that explains why things are the way they are.
- Includer - accept others and make them feel apart of the group.
- Individualization - are fascinated by the unique qualities of each person and good at figuring out how different people can work together in a productive manner.
- Input - collects information in the form of acts, words, books, and quotations. They crave to know more.
- Intellection - characterized by their intellectual capacity, they appreciate intellectual discussions and are introspective.
- Learner - like learning and are energized by the deliberate and steady journey from ignorance to competence.
- Maximizer - like to take things from bad to good, from average to excellence, from good to great, and are fascinated with strength.
- Positivity - have a contagious enthusiasm, are upbeat, class is half full, and can excite people with their attitude.
- Relator - enjoy close relationships.
- Responsibility - take ownership for things committed to.
- Restorative - skillful in dealing with problems, can figure out what is wrong and how to fix it.
- Self-assurance - feel confident in managing their lives, have an inner compass that makes them confident that decisions are the right ones.
- Significance - like feeling important in others eyes, like standing out and being heard.
- Strategic - create alternatives before proceeding.
- WOO (Winning Others Over) - like meeting new people and winning them over; they are drawn to strangers.
Inside the book (Strength Finder 2.0) is a code number that gives access to the online assessment. The assessment reveals your top five strengths. All 34 strengths are aligned under one of four domains: executing (getting things done), influencing (taking charge; leading), relationship building, or strategic thinking. Once you have discovered your strengths, you can work within them to achieve maximum potential. Discovering the strengths of team members makes the team more cohesive and effective.
To maximize your potential, purchase the book, get online, take the assessment, and discover your strengths. The book gives a detailed description of the strength, what a person with the particular strength looks like in the real world, and actions steps to help you work in and develop your strengths.
Developing your strengths does not mean you should not consider your weaknesses and personal constraints. Weaknesses matter and they should be reduced or eliminated. Finally, every strength can become a weakness if over used and weaknesses can become strengths when developed. Both strengths and weaknesses should be considered in your development plan.
Application & Development
- Of the 34 strength listed above, which do you think are your top 5 strengths?
- In what domain do you believe most of your top 5 strengths fall under?
- List three ways you can start working in your areas of strength at your job this month.
Coaches can help you discover and develop your strengths. Contact me here if you would like to be coached.
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